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Clera

Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)

San Francisco$150k–$200kfulltimemidAdded 1 month ago

About this role

An early-stage cloud-native startup seeks a Platform Engineer to design and build abstractions over Kubernetes, making multi-cluster management accessible to developers. You'll develop core platform features, GitOps workflows, and infrastructure components using Go, Terraform, and cloud-native tools while working closely with the founding team.

What you'll do

  • Build Kubernetes operators and controllers in Go for core platform features
  • Design GitOps workflows using ArgoCD for automated continuous deployment
  • Develop infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and Helm for cluster provisioning
  • Implement observability systems using Prometheus and Grafana for cluster monitoring
  • Work on distributed storage and container networking with Ceph, WEKA, and Cilium
  • Design federated multi-cluster architectures and automation tooling to reduce operational overhead

What they're looking for

  • Go programming
  • Kubernetes expertise
  • ArgoCD and CI/CD pipelines
  • Terraform and Helm
  • AWS, GCP, or Azure cloud platforms
  • Container networking and cloud-native architecture
  • Prometheus and Grafana
  • Infrastructure automation

Benefits

  • Salary: $150,000–$200,000 USD annually
  • Visa sponsorship available
  • Early-stage startup with high-impact contributions
  • Direct influence on product and architecture decisions
  • On-site position in San Francisco
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Clera

Clera builds an agentic operating system that automates complex workflows and processes through AI agents, with a platform designed to simplify distributed infrastructure management for developers. The company is hiring Founding Engineers, Customer Engineers, and Product Engineers to develop both backend systems and user-facing interfaces across their AI automation products.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a Go project where you built a Kubernetes operator or controller. What was the use case, and what challenges did you face?
  • Describe your experience setting up and managing ArgoCD workflows. How have you used GitOps to improve deployment automation?
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